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: Received: 29 February 2024 / Approved: 29 February 2024 / Online: 29 February 2024 (13:50:04 CET)
How to cite:
Hudáková, M.; Cúg, J.; Karácsony, P.; Petráková, Z.; Dvorský, J.; Pietrzak, M.B. Perception of Selected Factors on the Sustainability of SMEs: Empirical Study from Visegrad Group Countries. Preprints2024, 2024021746. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1746.v1
Hudáková, M.; Cúg, J.; Karácsony, P.; Petráková, Z.; Dvorský, J.; Pietrzak, M.B. Perception of Selected Factors on the Sustainability of SMEs: Empirical Study from Visegrad Group Countries. Preprints 2024, 2024021746. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1746.v1
Hudáková, M.; Cúg, J.; Karácsony, P.; Petráková, Z.; Dvorský, J.; Pietrzak, M.B. Perception of Selected Factors on the Sustainability of SMEs: Empirical Study from Visegrad Group Countries. Preprints2024, 2024021746. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1746.v1
APA Style
Hudáková, M., Cúg, J., Karácsony, P., Petráková, Z., Dvorský, J., & Pietrzak, M.B. (2024). Perception of Selected Factors on the Sustainability of SMEs: Empirical Study from Visegrad Group Countries. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1746.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Hudáková, M., Ján Dvorský and Michał Bernard Pietrzak. 2024 "Perception of Selected Factors on the Sustainability of SMEs: Empirical Study from Visegrad Group Countries" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1746.v1
Abstract
The aim of the article is to verify differences in the perception of selected factors of sustainability among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Central Europe. The subjects of analysis are factors such as corporate social responsibility (CSR), business risk sources (market, financial, personnel, and operational), reputation and social media, national support, social changes, and crisis events in business. The questionnaire was completed by 1,090 SMEs from the business environments of Visegrad Group countries. Statistical hypotheses were verified using Z-scores for two population properties. The most negatively perceived factors among owners and managers in the SME segment are national support and legislative changes. The most positively perceived factor is reputation and social media. The country of doing business is a significant factor. The perception of crisis events in business is most negative among Czech SMEs. More than 80% of Hungarian SMEs perceive their companies as sustainable. In comparison with Slovak and Polish SMEs, Hungarian perceptions are more positive in the context of sustainability. The country of doing business is the strongest factor in evaluating CSR indicators. The positive perception of CSR in Czech SMEs (43.9%) is lower than in other countries.
Keywords
business risk; case study; questionnaire; SMEs; sustainability; Visegrad Group countries.
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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